Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 3.djvu/500

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110 STAT. 2230 PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 " (I) No RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.— Procedures providing that the parties to an action to establish paternity are not entitled to a trial by jury. "(J) TEMPORARY SUPPORT ORDER BASED ON PROBABLE PATERNITY IN CONTESTED CASES.—Procedures which require that a temporary order be issued, upon motion by a party, requiring the provision of child support pending an administrative or judicial determination of parentage, if there is clear and convincing evidence of paternity (on the basis of genetic tests or other evidence). " (K) PROOF OF CERTAIN SUPPORT AND PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT COSTS.— Procedures under which bills for pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing are admissible as evidence without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such services or for testing on behalf of the child. "(L) STANDING OF PUTATIVE FATHERS. —Procedures ensuring that the putative father has a reasonable opportunity to initiate a paternity action. "(M) FILING OF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ADJUDICATIONS IN STATE REGISTRY OF BIRTH RECORDS.— Procedures under which voluntary acknowled^ents and adjudications of paternity by judicial or admmistrative processes are filed with the State registry of birth records for comparison with information in the State case registry.". (b) NATIONAL PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AFFIDAVIT.— Section 452(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ", and specify the minimum requirements of an affidavit to be used for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity which shall include the Social Security number of each parent and, after consultation with the States, other common elements as determined by such designee" before the semicolon. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 468 (42 U.S.C. 668) is amended by striking "a simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity and". SEC. 332. OUTREACH FOR VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT. Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 654(23)) is amended by inserting "and will publicize the availability and encourage the use of procedures for voluntary establishment of paternity and child support by means the State deems appropriate" before the semicolon. SEC. 333. COOPERATION BY APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF PART A ASSISTANCE. Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 301(b), 303(a), 312(a), and 313(a) of this Act, is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (27); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following new paragraph: "(29) provide that the State agency responsible for administering the State plan— "(A) shall meike the determination (and redetermination at appropriate intervals) as to whether an individual who has applied for or is receiving assistance under the State program funded under part A of this title or the